Marriage Scramble
Original Concept: Fire Emblem: Awakening
Chapter 1 - Chrom
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Created by: Intelligent Systems/Nintendo
written by: wrathie
Author's Notes: A Crack Fic, thank you Catherine, I love you too.
Author's Notes: A story on the reactions that should have been shown when Avatar/Robin, got engaged with the others in FE: Awakening.
A series of one shots that will be updated infrequently, more during my writer block periods for my other projects.
First chapter is based on Chrom, with all the Social Links that were accessible at that time. Later chapters would be better(?) as I'll focus more on the Spotpass characters. Hope you guys enjoy the story!
When Chrom married Robin...
'...OUR hearts?'
Robin felt her heart leap as Chrom asked her while staring at her with those warm, gentle eyes that was the first thing she remembered. Those eyes had always drawn been drawn to her, yes, but the meaning behind his actions were totally different now.
She could not predict this, not after everything that still need to be done – the war was not yet over, it was close yes, but there were so many things – Oh right, Chrom was still waiting for a reply, from her.
'Yes...because I love you as well.'
There, she said it – and the look of shock from Chrom was all worth it as he blinked at her before breaking out in a radiant smile that left Robin mesmerized.
'You do? But that's...but that's... Wonderful! Ah ha ha ha! This is the best day of my life! Robin...listen to me...'
Chrom leapt forward to grab Robin by her shoulders, pulling her close to rest against her chest before whispering into her ears.
'You are the wind at my back and the sword at my side. Together, my love, we shall build a peaceful world... just you and me.'
His words sent shivers down her spine and she couldn't help but hug Chrom harder, making him chuckle in pain and joy at the force she was exerting on him.
But she didn't care – this was the happiest moment of her life so far!
'W-We will, Chrom, we will!'
Lissa was amazingly - the second to know how her brother and his tactician was engaged, the first was of course Frederick. The young princess was beside herself with joy as she celebrated their union together the only way she knew how – by spreading the news to everyone in camp – much to Robin's chagrin.
At the wedding she was the first to start crying but was not the last – for she was left consoling a very devastated Sumia when the two shared their first kiss as a married couple.
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Frederick the Wary was the first to know of their engagement, and was the first out of many to try and warn Chrom of the dangers of marrying someone with questionable origins. He was also the first person Chrom decked and punched out in his fiancée's defense. However he was the first to defend Robin when the Exalt's advisers tried to persuade Chrom out of the engagement.
He was Chrom's best man for the wedding – and was the one who warned Robin of all of Chrom's flaws and bad habits in the reception after the ceremony – much to Chrom's despair.
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Sully reacted the way only she dealt with most things, laughing and petting the two's back, congratulating them with a fierce grin and asked them to show their bond in the training fields – promptly whipping them back to reality that they were in fact not impossible after she parried both their attempts to attack her easily as a General.
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Virion was one of the last to be given the news – for good reason as the Archer of Archers was ready with a long congratulatory speech that was enough to make Chrom doze off barely a quarter into the speech.
It was no surprise why Virion was given the role to deliver a speech to the advisers about how all the Shephards supported Chrom's decision to marry Robin.
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Stahl took the news in his stride, mumbling a congratulations before the two even told him. He had read their looks of joy and did not wish to burst their bubble by getting caught up trying to explain to him why.
He was part of the duo that almost drove the royal chefs up in arms at the quantity of food that was demolished during the wedding.
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Vaike simply grinned, roared that it was about time and dragged Chrom along for a drink. The bar ended up being destroyed and Robin had her first experience sleeping with Chrom on top of her.
She had never forgiven Vaike for that – or thanked him, one wasn't sure which was the problem.
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Miriel was professional as always, until she started requesting about how she would like their help to document and record down how they had ended up together. That unnerved the two of them till Libra, of all people, lost his temper and told her to not sully the notion and image of love.
Incidentally, that was when the two of them started noticing each other, much to the other's amusement.
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Everyone thought that Sumia would be inconsolable for days after she found out– it would not help that Sumia had been very close with Robin. However their friendship was kept intact and strong due to how Robin approached the topic with her close friend – by simply telling her that Chrom was a fool for not noticing her – and that she would do her best to match Sumia's dedication to her lord in front of Chrom. With the acknowledgement of her love and devotion, Sumia was able to get over Chrom, at least partially, when she slapped Robin for stealing Chrom away – slap Chrom for not noticing her feelings, and get comforted for not making her move sooner.
Stranger things have happened, but for Sumia to stand beside Robin in a show of support as the couple said their vows was said to be the eighth miracle of Ylisse.
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Kellam was not forgotten and the heavily armored warrior offered his congratulations with a big smile when Chrom broke the news to him before Robin had to remind their lord of his name. He would be present in the wedding – helping with the registration in a bid to increase his presence.
It worked – sort of – Ylisse gained an automated registration magic on the day of the wedding, or so the story goes.
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Donnel did not quite understand what was going on when Chrom delivered the news to him – it took very careful phrasing from Robin's part to avoid the 'talk'. The still green Villager did catch on eventually and his gift to the married couple, a potted sapling from his village was treasured by the couple and planted in the royal gardens as a sign of everlasting friendship between them and their people.
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Lon'qu's first question of: 'How did you do it.' to Chrom when they broke the news to him came as a major surprise to the two of them, who were expecting Lon'qu to ask Chrom how he could even imagine life being with a woman.
The subsequent comment on how he didn't view Robin as a 'mere woman' was in fact legendary – it was a phrase that would never be uttered in the Ylisse's royal hallways, if Lon'qu's subsequent hospitalization was any indication.
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Ricken was like Donnel, confused for a moment before offering her congratulations – letting Robin give a sigh of relief at not being the one to deliver the 'talk' to the boy who looked up to her very much. The young mage did not like Robin's request to help up in the marriage, being convinced that he would only be treated like a child.
He was there at the meeting as a guest, however odd he might look while sitting next to Cordelia – the only other individual to treat him equally after the news broke.
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Maribelle's shocked expression and subsequently lecturing to Robin about the official list of rules that they had apparently broken by being engaged was the stuff of legends – seeing the King kneeling beside the Queen in a terrified embrace reinforced that image. Years later it was a frequently case study for Maribelle to quote in the first class of any student attempting to study law in Ylisse.
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Panne was unphazed by the news, the only discomfort coming from when she asked when she could expect 'litters' from the two of them following with quite a detail explanation on how to deal with 'teething' problems that traumatized the newly engaged couple when Lucina entered that phase. Thankfully the Taguel was on hand to help with any budding issues, something the two were grateful for.
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Gaius congratulated Chrom easily and offered the two of them a sweet as his wedding gift – a huge concession that the couple took to heart. Gaius was the second half of the duo that demolished the dessert section of the reception cafe – something that he looked fondly back in his later years.
Cordelia took the news remarkably well at first, hugging Robin while offering her congratulations before fleeing and not being able to look at Chrom when her composure ended. The married couple did not understand what was wrong till later the day, when Sumia brought a crying Cordelia back to apologize to Chrom – leading to Robin smacking Chrom for being insensitive again.
What happened behind closed doors was never shared.
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Gregor was too drunk to care at first – but when his hangover wore off – the veteran gave Chrom his blessings by offering to be their child's godfather – something that Chrom declined politely but was still touched nonetheless.
Years later – Lucina and Morgan wasn't sure whether that was a good or a bad idea as they were bowled over by Gregor's skills and strength.
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Nowi cried the entire day, night and for the next few days when she heard the news. She was the flower bearer on the day of the marriage – a job she took seriously and only broke down after Chrom kissed Robin, the manakete sobbing on how she would look after the two of them, and their children till the end.
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Libra was of course- the one who was at the altar waiting to proclaim them as husband and wife. His reaction to their engagement was that of calm acceptance and happy congratulations, something that was difficult to do when he had to stop Tharja from hexing Chrom as she suddenly appeared behind him at hearing the news.
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Tharja was difficult to find, but finding her was a priority in the first week of the engagement. The crown prince's safety was paramount, and it took plenty of sweets – for Gaius to find Tharja before the dark mage calmed down enough to accept that Robin was not marrying her. It took her another month to forgive Chrom – in which the King had much better magic resistance than he ever thought he needed.
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Anna offered to run the entire marriage with her sisters – but was persuaded not to by Frederick – who mentioned that it would not be a profitable venture due to how Vaike and Gregor would be present. Anna's gift of a visit to the hotspring was very much welcomed – until they discovered that they were using their names to promote the inn – in which the Inn was quickly overrun by Risen when the Shephards were too busy to come down to clean up the mess.
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Olivia was very happy for the two of them, and even mastered the courage to hug Robin in congratulations. The dancer was one of the few who did not cry during the wedding, instead looking at them with longing and jealous eyes before turning to a nervous wreck right before it was time to perform for them.